Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-26

late Is the Dlrth on SUNDAY evening Ut |
daughter to DR.. and Mrs. William II
ble butter was sold Monday, 20 and 2l !
cents were the ruling prices, while in a
few cases a trifle higher was paid. N.
G.. Masch has gone to Granville, n. Y, to
pay visit to DR.. H. Meeker, former
resident of Middlebury.
On account of the campmeeting at
Spring Grove there will be no service at |
the Methodist church next Sunday.
A. b. Colby of Middlebury has leased the |
grand stand privileges, with the booths
under the grand stand for the State fair,
with the intention of sublettng the |
booths. He has also secured all the cater |
ing rights on the fair grounds here during
the Addison county fair. The ma |
chuery in the Cutter marble mill is again !
to be put up for auction, the sale to take
place Saturday afternoon this week. .
Thomas Stapleton, an old Middlebury |
boy who went out in Co. f, 14th Vt. Vols. |
and now resides in New York city, |
has been put on the pension rolls for
The slight repairs which were begun on
the bridge over the river several weeks
ago were stopped short because it became
evident that the bridge is so structurally
weak that it will soon have to be replaced
with new one. The bridge was almost
entirely rebuilt nine years ago and Col.
Joseph Battelld then offered TO pay half
the cost of putting in a good stone
bridge, but short-sighted economy pre-
vailed and a wooden bridge was
built which has since cost considerable for
repairs, and must now make room for an
other new one. The Bread Loaf Inn"
in Ripton has been actually beseiged with
applications for accommodation this sea
son, and at one time the pressure was so
great that the genial proprietor had to
surrender his own room. .Abbey's
double Uncle Toms Cabin company will
appear here Friday evening ........T The
Middlebury band has been engaged to
play for the county fair, and the boys are
thinking of holding dance on the last
night. zee. Farmers are fearing that the
recent constant and heavy rains will great
ly lnjure the potato crop.
Bristol.
| The attendance at the butter market
Saturday was small. Prices same as last
week. 49,. Rev. w. A. Buxton preached
to an audience of about 100 at Holley hall
| Sunday afternoon on the Unitarian doc
trine. .....S. NJ. Eaton left Monday for the
sea shore, to be absent three weeks. .....
j. b. Grinnell of Grinnell Iowa, was in
town last week. 49,. Rev p. b. Strong
preached special sermon at the Baptist
church, Sunday evening to young men.
Mr.. Strong closes his pastorate
here next, Sunday. 1.-The Methodists
are to devote their time to the
Spring Grove camp meeting for
be no services held in that church next
Sunday 80. Private enterprise produced
the money by which man was employed
to NOV the grass and weeds on the park.
49,. The potato crop Is said to be fail
ure in this section. The Bristol Cor
net band excursion to Providence island
was sadly interfered with by rain....
The fall term of the graded school begins
September g. George r. Wales is the new
principal engaged. The balance of the
teachers are the same as We're employed
last term. 80. Ridley has added another
new coach to his stage line.
waterville.
Henry Witherbee and wife of Burlington
are the guests of j. V. Stevens Joseph
Poland and wife of Montpelier are the
guests of Mrs. l.. T. Poland --George
Stevens lost valuable young hefer by get
ting hung between two trees in the pasture.
Some are having fine times breaking
wild horses now days.-Chauncey Gill
lotson has bought the William McManiman
place of William Hodges of Eden, Mrs,
Governall Peters and Mrs. Joseph Stratton
and family have returned from Massachu
seets on Wednesday and on the same night
a three months old child of Mrs. Stratton
died with brain fever
Waterbury.
Dorcas. the widow of the late Rutly Lew
is, aged 50 years, died at the residence of
her sol Abel, in Duxbury Her maiden
name was Dorcas Bennett and she was a
resident ofDuXbury. Last year she fell
and broke her hip and was patient suf-
ferer until her death.-The wife of Sam
uel Merrill aged g. years was buried Thurs
day.-Howard Fishback of Warrington,
d. c., was married Friday at the residence
of Justin W, Moody, to Milie, the only
daughter of Fred Bridgford, agent of the
Associated Press at Washington.
Among the guests at the hotel of Ben
jamin Barnett are Lon and DR.. j. Babhtt
OF Lebanon, Martin Macintosh of New
York, Frank Wise aud wife of Boston,.
The widow of the late George w. Hutch
ins has returned from New York with
Mrs. Jesse Colby, her daughter and family
...... John +. Henry of Brooklyn was in
town over Sunday Rev. Calvin
Moody of Boston, son of George w.
Moody preached at the Methodist church
Sunday morning
Enosburgh.
The Young Peoples mission circle of
the Centre held a very pleasant entertain
ment in Memorial church last Wednesday
evening, consisting of select reading, re-
citations, singing, etc, after which all
were invited to the lower room to partake
of refreshments. Before the serving of
these Deacon e. S. Fassett presented in
behalf of the circle, to Mrs. a. b. Swift
OF Burlington, a quilt pieced by the mem
bers of the circle. Some five years ago
this circle was organized by the efforts of
Mrs. Swift with membership of about
20, and each succeeding year has raised $40
TO maintain a scholar in Il foreign missions
school. The first object of this quilt was
to help raise this $40 by the securing of
names to be placed in each block, the
maker of each block being in the centre
of the same. Over 400 names were Sc
cured, and about SIG added in this way
to the mission fund. Most of these
names We're those of former friends of
Mrs Swift. Thus was it presented 10 her
; not because of It's value, but in token of
| friendship toward her and in apprecia-
, tion of her efforts ana labors Tor the peo-
pie and church of which she was so long
an associate and member The re-
mains of Asa Forsyth of Newport but a
former resident of this town, were
! brought back here aud buried at North
7 Euosburgh, Sunday Anthony Bessey
of the East part of the town died Sunday
| morning.